Post photos with EXIF data attached. I'd like to see which ones work.

Picrel branch as seen through the window of my apartment. EXIF copied over by Photoshop Elements 2023 through the "save as" function with jpeg selected. Right click properties and the data is there.

Was thinking of buying one for video and some street photography. Which one is your favorite? And what strength did you go for?

I'm thinking Tiffen Glimmerglass at 1/4 or 1/2 to blow out some light sources and make the footage look more filmic, without it being obvious there is a filter involved.

>1600 ISO
>3k
holy cope

tl;dr - I got back into photography and some friends/old acquaintances are starting to request photoshoots, but I don't know how to effectively monetize it without being a dick.


I casually enjoyed taking photos in my childhood, but I really started doing it as a primary hobby in the mid-2010s, and I ended up becoming the go-to guy for (mostly paid) photography and album artwork in my region's tiny underground rap scene.

I tried to turn it into a business, but got burned out after shooting some super cheap weddings and developing a massive imposter syndrome in the process.

The music scene died out because everyone got old and started families, so I started shooting more empty spaces. Then after realizing that I had shot everything interesting in my region and falling into a severe, prolonged mental health crisis, I stopped shooting altogether for 3 years.

I recently picked my dusty Canon 6D back up and fell in love with photography again. Then, some of the connections that I had made through that scene started contacting me asking for photos.

I did two shoots for free because those people were actual friends, and I didn't trust myself enough to charge money for them. That imposter syndrome came back roaring again.

How the fuck does one get over that? I enjoy taking photos, but I'm not a reddit mod. I don't want to do it for free, especially if my services are actually growing in demand again, but the blurred line between "friends" and "clients" is hard to discern sometimes.

Any advice?

I only started getting into photography in December. Didn't go crazy with gear or anything, just been watching a bunch of YouTube videos and learning the basics. Honestly, once I figured out the rule of thirds, everything kind of clicked. Like, that’s the main thing, right?

Anyway, a friend asked if I could shoot her wedding. I was upfront about being new, but she still offered me $350 for the whole day. I thought that was fair since I’m still building a portfolio.

I shot it all on my Pixel, just used portrait mode and made sure to frame everything using the rule of thirds. That alone made the shots look really professional. The lighting was good most of the day, and the phone handled it all fine. I didn’t even need to edit much afterward, just a little color tweak here and there with filters.

People have been really positive. The couple loved the photos, and I’ve had a few others reach out asking about shoots. Honestly, it kind of makes me question why people spend thousands on cameras when phone cameras are this good now. Might just stick with my Pixel for now until I really "need" something more.

Anyway, curious to hear what you guys think.

Will digital files live longer than film negatives/slides?
Apparently negatives don't last near as long as I thought.

When is a picture sharp? I really dont know if my images are sharp and its making me angry. My lenses should be quite accurate and I have found f/9 to get me the sharpest focus on my subject, but for some reason I am still unsure once the pictures have been uploaded to my PC.

For darktable users here, at what zoom percentage is unsharp for you? I start having an sharpness issues at 150%-200% zoomed in. I have never been able to pixel peep at 400%.
Also when checking for sharpness do you look at the RAW or the JPG in post processing? When I toggle focus peaking usually the jpg has more highlighted areas, maybe due to compression, not sure.

I am using a Canon 90D with Sigma and Tamron lenses.
Lastly, I am also using high iso noise reduction on the 90D having always thought it would benefit me, but look at my camera LCD on pictures taken with and without this setting on a tripod at 100 ISO it seems this setting slightly effects the picture at 100 ISO making the grass in the distance not as pointy/ prominent as I would like it.

Here an example with birds SOOC and uploaded in original to filebin:
https://filebin.net/aflr5zu1xgupmdyi

/p/ cock or two edition

old thread >>4382649

Asked girl on a date and she asked me what I bring to the table.

How do I respond to such a question?

This is the Film General Thread. Post your film photos or film gear questions in this thread.
>it's not gay to post in the /fgt/, unless you shoot your bulk load of 70mm into defenseless farm animals
Previous thread - >>4408421
The thread question is what in the hell gives you the right?